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World Economic Forum's global competitiveness rankings
The fact that India has slipped 6 places in the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness* rankings has been all over the news. The global competitiveness survey takes into account 12 param… more »
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UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES: HAPPY CENTENNIAL!
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erleargonza wrote 1 month ago: Erle Frayne Argonza y Delago Happy Centennial Anniversary to my Beloved Alma Mater, the University o … more »
MHTA Spring Conference
unofficialcto wrote 3 months ago: I attended the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) Spring Conference yesterday at the Hyatt Regen … more »
Is this a national competitiveness strategy?
Andrew wrote 3 months ago: No, not really: but the interim final rule published the other day by the Department of Homeland Sec … more »
U.S. Employers Sound Off: How do we know if a graduate is prepared?
stefanbund wrote 6 months ago: USA Today summed up a new report that states that U.S. firms need better evidence that university gr … more »
World Economic Forum's global competitiveness rankings
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Nita wrote 8 months ago: The fact that India has slipped 6 places in the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness … more »
Are you involved in creating the future?
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Lee Iwan wrote 1 year ago: Facts serve no purpose by themselves, they exist. We confuse the accumulation of facts with educatio … more »
The New Mercenaries - Outsourcing
Lee Iwan wrote 1 year ago: Mercenary, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary: “Motivated solely by a desire for m … more »
Global competitiveness 2006 - Mexico and China
Lee Iwan wrote 1 year ago: The Global Competitiveness Report 2006 - 2007 (Link), released by the World Economic Forum on Septem … more »
Long hours at work can kill you
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Lee Iwan wrote 1 year ago: Long hours at work can lead to hypertension and death. A study of over 24,000 workers in Californi … more »
International business travel, the end of an era?
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Lee Iwan wrote 1 year ago: Once again the airline industry is about to have their security guidelines changed in order to accom … more »
Is hard work important, is it still valid?
Lee Iwan wrote 1 year ago: Working hard…paying your dues…are these concepts still important and valid in today … more »
First jobs and "front line" workers - are we willing to accept mediocrity?
Lee Iwan wrote 1 year ago: Everyone starts out with a job at or near the “bottom rung” of the career ladder; initial positi … more »
13 Tactics Guaranteed to Kill any Project
Lee Iwan wrote 2 years ago: How many of these tactics can you identify and how many are at work right now in your organization? … more »
Who cleans up the problems generated by upper management at your company?
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Lee Iwan wrote 2 years ago: I’ve often seen hard-working successful salesmen and purchasing managers devastated and years of r … more »
When leadership fails - an example - the Mexican shoe manufacturing industry
Lee Iwan wrote 2 years ago: It’s quite interesting to watch certain businesses and industries succeed and fail, and try to … more »
Leadership is NOT about watching the competition
Lee Iwan wrote 2 years ago: Who is the leader in your industry and why? Is their leadership position related to: cost structur … more »
9 steps to better decisions
Lee Iwan wrote 2 years ago: Trying to pin the blame for a bad decision on an individual or group is fairly common corporate acti … more »
Ideas from the "World's Best Companies"
Lee Iwan wrote 2 years ago: I was reading the April 2006 issue of Business 2.0, entitled “Best Kept Secrets of the World … more »
Business Strategy, has it become a commodity?
Lee Iwan wrote 2 years ago: Here’s something I’ve written about earlier, but worth thinking about often. Umair Haque … more »
